St. Joe Company to donate nearly $300,000 for COVID-19 relief

Tony Mixon @TmixonPCNH93

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Apr 26, 2020 at 12:34 PM

The Ascension Sacred Heart Foundation will get $200,000 of the total amount to purchase personal protection equipment for the front line medical staff. Additionally, $62,340 of the grant will go to PanCare of Florida Inc. for COVID-19 testing supplies for Bay and Walton Counties.

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WATERSOUND — The St. Joe Company Foundation announced on Thursday it would donate $297,340 to local nonprofit organizations to help battle the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Ascension Sacred Heart Foundation will get $200,000 of the total amount to purchase personal protection equipment for the front line medical staff. Additionally, $62,340 of the grant will go to PanCare of Florida Inc. for COVID-19 testing supplies for Bay and Walton Counties.

The foundation has been in constant contact with the medical community on the best way it could help out.

“Health is one of the four pillars of our foundation and COVID-19 is is currently the biggest issue in our communities,” said Jorge Gonzalez, CEO of the St. Joe Company. “We’re in regular communication with community leaders, in this case medical professionals, to learn about the issues, the needs and how money from the foundation can be best put to use.”

The constant communication with medical professionals is essential for St. Joe because they are on the front lines of the virus. St. Joe wants to help the medical community so they have enough protection equipment and testing supplies.

The foundation is in continued discussions with several nonprofit organizations in regards to COVID-19 testing ideas and solutions.

“We hope there is additional announcements that we’ll be making in the future, we’re just continuing the dialogue with the local medical community,” Gonzalez said. “That dialogue is ongoing and we hope we’ll be able to announce additional grants in the near future.”